KALB et ux. v. FEUERSTEIN ET UX. (1940)

From Ballotpedia
Jump to: navigation, search

Seal of the Supreme Court of the United States
KALB et ux. v. FEUERSTEIN ET UX.
Term: 1939
Important Dates
Argued: December 15, 1939
Decided: January 2, 1940
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
8-0
Majority
Hugo BlackWilliam DouglasFelix FrankfurterCharles Evans HughesJames Clark McReynoldsStanley ReedOwen Josephus RobertsHarlan Fiske Stone

KALB et ux. v. FEUERSTEIN ET UX. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 2, 1940. The case was argued before the court on December 15, 1939.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Wisconsin State Trial Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1930s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Hughes Court, click here.

[1]

About the case

  • Subject matter: Private Action - Real property
  • Petitioner: Farmer, farm worker, or farm organization
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Creditor, including institution appearing as such; e.g., a finance company
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 308 U.S. 433
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Charles Evans Hughes
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Hugo Black

These data points were accessed from The Supreme Court Database, which also attempts to categorize the ideological direction of the court's ruling in each case. This case's ruling was categorized as unspecifiable.

See also

External links

Footnotes